Mercury News: Mountain View police say feds accessed license-plate data without permission

Chief Mike Canfield says cameras will be disabled pending further direction from the City Council

"MOUNTAIN VIEW – Federal agencies in 2024 accessed data from a camera in this city’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system – something that the Mountain View Police Department says was done without its “permission or knowledge.”,,,,"

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/02/mountain-view-police-say-feds-accessed-license-plate-data-without-permission/?utm_email=345B144BE3B684760585551485&lctg=345B144BE3B684760585551485&active=no&listId=%23Listrak%5clistId%23&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mercurynews.com%2f2026%2f02%2f02%2fmountain-view-police-say-feds-accessed-license-plate-data-without-permission%2f&utm_campaign=bang-multi_pubs-morning_report-nl-wednesday&utm_content=manual

#flock #alpr #privacy #bigbrother

Mercury News: Mountain View police say feds accessed license-plate data without permission

Chief Mike Canfield says cameras will be disabled pending further direction from the City Council

"MOUNTAIN VIEW – Federal agencies in 2024 accessed data from a camera in this city’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system – something that the Mountain View Police Department says was done without its “permission or knowledge.”,,,,"

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/02/mountain-view-police-say-feds-accessed-license-plate-data-without-permission/?utm_email=345B144BE3B684760585551485&lctg=345B144BE3B684760585551485&active=no&listId=%23Listrak%5clistId%23&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mercurynews.com%2f2026%2f02%2f02%2fmountain-view-police-say-feds-accessed-license-plate-data-without-permission%2f&utm_campaign=bang-multi_pubs-morning_report-nl-wednesday&utm_content=manual

#flock #alpr #privacy #bigbrother